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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

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Lot 263

[LEARNED HORSE]. SAYERS, James (1748 – 1823). To be seen at...

Estimate: $300 - $600

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[LEARNED HORSE]. SAYERS, James (1748 ? 1823). To be seen at Mr S-n?s Menagerie the wonderful, learned Han-r Colt, who writes a letter blindfolded. London: Thos. Cornell, Jan. 1789. Black-and-white satirical etching on King George IV shows a blindfolded horse leaning over a table with a cage of rats below the surface, a monkey ?who can read & write a little,? and a man at the left saying, ?By Got he will teach de Orse to speak.? 11 ? x 15 ??. Three marginal notations in ink. BM Satires 7493.